Archive for American Politics
It’s been over a month…
…since we have posted here. My apologies to anyone who may check in once and awhile.
Most of my posts have been at North of the Shire lately.
There is something that we have been watching closely. That is the political landscape of the United States. Today I heard the Glen Beck show on Fox over the satellite. Occasionally I think Glen Beck has been meandering around in the dark a bit, searching for answers rather than providing them. And, in some sense that is the charm of his show that he doesn’t pretend to have all the answers all of the time. »» It’s been over a month…
Acquiescence
The progressives need something from the producers now, from the people who actually make the economy work. This will be tone of the propaganda arm of the American government now that the Health Care Bill is passed.
It will start as a new focus on the economy, and it will essentially come down to an appeal to the investors, innovators and business people that the deal is not all that bad and they will get used to it, and, nudge-nudge, wink-wink, they will find ways to make it all work in their favor as they normally do. Let’s all get along. It is now the law of the land and we might as well get used to it and get back to work. »» Acquiescence
Moroccan Crops defy IPCC report predictions
Here’s the source….African crops yield another catastrophe for the IPCC
It seems that in their haste to create the climate “crisis” that we have spoken of here before, the climate fear-mongers at the IPCC, notably their head fear-monger, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, have taken the answer to a purely hypothetical question put to the Moroccan government, and put it out there as the certain future.
The big “if” of the hypothetical was a drought. “IF” there was a drought, what would happen to the crops? Well, “if” there was a drought then there would be a 50% drop in crop yields. A pretty straightforward and reasonable answer to the hypothetical question. »» Moroccan Crops defy IPCC report predictions
Wing-nut Kamikaze in Austin, Texas
Below is a portion of the text of a rambling letter that a pilot left before crashing his small plane into the IRS building in Austin, Texas, on February 18, 2010.
Here’s the story at MSNBC; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35460268/ns/us_news-life/
Here’s the complete text;
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35461747/ns/us_news-life/
»» Wing-nut Kamikaze in Austin, Texas
The Path to Tyranny
On a serious note, this article -
http://zombietime.com/john_holdren/
- to me describes the mindset that pervades the Global Warming alarmist movement, and it is chilling to anyone who values what remains of their individual freedom in the West.
Pay particular attention to the recommendations in the section called “Toward a Planetary Regime” and ask two questions;
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Are those conspiracy theorists who keep warning of a one world order really that crazy?
What was Copenhagen about besides the obvious monetary shake-down of the West?
And then remember that these are the kind of people that President Obama counts as friends and wants to put in charge of America.
What was it he just told a gathering of Republicans in defence of his economic policies? “I am not an ideologue.” Thankfully, they laughed in his face.
I want a peace prize too, I’ve got some great ideas!
What a hoot! I had heard for some time from the crazy right wing talk show hosts that the left is characterized by rewarding their own not for achievement but for their good intentions. It became a running joke »» I want a peace prize too, I’ve got some great ideas!
America’s internal struggle
I was just in conversation today regarding the current political climate in America and I pointed out that the philosophical/ideological dividing line has never been so starkly defined. Here’s an example of what I mean;
Health Care
Having recently experienced the health care system of Canada up close and personal, so to speak, I have hesitated to weigh into the raging debate in the U.S. on that subject.
This has been my own experience this year. »» Health Care
Prophetic Voice
Cross post from North of the Shire
More on Regulatory Reform
I have had a chance to listen to various sides of this discussion.
The most cogent argument from the opponents of the proposal that Obama has put forward is that the goal seems to be to remove all risk from investment.
The other concern is that certain language in the bill designates that a company or corporation may be “too big to fail” and based on that assessment would be subject to government scrutiny and interference. The philosophical implications are frightening if you think about the history of such policies in the world.
Some have suggested that if the criterion for declaring a company “too big to fail” is the numbers of workers employed, then based on that it may be said that Walmart is “too big to fail.” But Walmart is not in financial difficulty. In fact it is prospering. However, that doesn’t seem to necessarily be part of the calculation. Therefore, Walmart would be subject to government interference simply because of its size, which is a direct indicator of its success.
But back to the removal of risk. »» More on Regulatory Reform
Regulatory Reform
I am not an Obama fan, mostly because of his ideology and where he wants to take America. In the case of his sweeping new banking regulations, I don’t know the details, nor would I likely totally understand them if I did.
There will be knee-jerk reactions no doubt, and squeals of protest from the people most affected. And some of it may be justified, but if you listen to the first five minutes of this statement, Obama totally nails the problem that brought us to the economic point we are at right now. Most of what he says I have said myself at other times, months ago, as I began to learn and understand what happened. »» Regulatory Reform
Welcome to Toronto, world-class city
It’s interesting that one of the Toronto media’s exercises in the waning hours of the G20 is to check the coverage of the rest of the world’s media.
How do they see us? What do they think of us? Do they think of us?
It’s funny and sad at the same time. Don’t worry Toronto, if there was any doubt before, you can now call yourself a world-class city.
It is also interesting to hear and see the coverage of the G20 protests and riots. There is one thing that puzzles me. Whatever do those people think they will accomplish, whether they are socialists, communists, anarchists, globalists, anti-globalists, greenies, or any other of the various and sundry special interests that regularly populate these things? Are they naive enough to think they might affect policy? »» Welcome to Toronto, world-class city
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